Melbourn II lost 2-12

Playing for Melbourn for the first time, Miles Jeanneret (1) was first up against Tremaine Fry. From the off, this looked like it was going to be a hard-fought close match. And so it proved to be with both players making steady progress. At 8-8 Miles pulled ahead with probing shots which forced some errors. He hung onto this advantage and won the first game 15-10. Tremaine responded purposefully, chasing everything and developing his own brand of pressure with fast aggressive drives which put him 10-6 ahead. Nonetheless, Miles showed his mettle and fought back to 11-11. Then more pressure from Tremaine saw him take the game 15-11. The third game proved to be the decisive one with both players initially notching up a good run of points. At 9-9 neither player could secure a telling lead and the score moved to 14-14. Fantastic play ensued with both players having several games points, eventually Tremaine won an amazing game 21-19. By now Miles looked tired and an early lead of 7-4 was reversed by Tremaine who then powered his way to win the game 15-10 and the match 3-1.
Sean Hamilton (2) faced a tough opponent at no2 string in Shola Bello – who showed moments of great power and accuracy, tempered only by a few mistakes, to win 3-0. Shola started very strong and won the first match 15-7. However, the Melbourn player returned to court determined to try and claw back. Sean raised the tempo and chased down everything he could. Under a little more pressure, Shola started hitting some balls down and threw away too many points. The game went all the way to 18-16, with Sean reaching ‘game point’. Unfortunately for the home side, Shola held his nerve and took the second game. Sean started well in the third but was showing signs of fatigue towards the end – ultimately losing 9-15.
Roger Woodfield (3) started well against Peter Iszatt and crafted several winning rallies. Peter responded and edged ahead 11-10 when Roger seized the opportunity and pushed hard to win 15-11. Peter then established control with well worked winning rallies. Despite a late rally from Roger, Peter took the game 15-11. After that Roger was unable to break down his opponent’s game. Peter then dominated proceedings and won the next 2 games and the match 3-1.
Skipper Roger Woodfield said "It was disappointing to take just 2 points from this match. Undoubtedly, the highlight for us was Miles’ debut. He gave his all and played some excellent squash in a thoroughly entertaining match"